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>> the united states. the united states was hemorrhaging 700,000 jobs a month or 700,000 jobs a month under george bush. right now, we're creating jobs. we've created 3 million or 4 million jobs in the worst recession with an obstructionist congress working against the president. >> so you think that unions then are better off today than they were three years ago? >> i think america is better off. >> are the unions better off? are the unions better off? >> unions and america are better off. we're not hemorrhaging jobs. we're creating jobs. we have a guy that enforces health and safety laws. he wants to reinstill the buy in america labor. he's pushing for insource, not outsourcing. we have a president right now who is saying, let's bring jobs back to america and increase manufacturing. >> it's interesting because i am hearing a lot of that and yet we're just not seeing it in the numbers. an unemployment rate at 8.3% and most economists you speak to will tell you we should be a lot farther off in this moment
>> the united states. the united states was hemorrhaging 700,000 jobs a month or 700,000 jobs a month under george bush. right now, we're creating jobs. we've created 3 million or 4 million jobs in the worst recession with an obstructionist congress working against the president. >> so you think that unions then are better off today than they were three years ago? >> i think america is better off. >> are the unions better off? are the unions better off? >> unions...
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and you have the ambassador of the united nations for the united states coming on and misleading the public. basically we have sent a letter to ambassador rice to explain herself. >> you know, there's a story out today, i didn't know if you saw it, senator, but the story essentially was that the united states government within 24 hours knew it was a pre-planned terrorist attack. your thought on that. because that indicts rice and whomever else was in this cover-up even more. >> that's right. ambassador rice came on the sunday morning programs and said that, in fact, it was a spontaneous reaction of course to the video. and in no way was an expression of hostility toward america. and you have to say killing four american heroes, quite honestly, attacking our consulate, if that's not hostility toward america, i don't know what it is. so, no, i think it's pretty apparent that the administration must have known, had information, and ambassador rice was sent out on the sunday programs to mislead the american public. i find that outrageous, and i think she needs to explain herself and expl
and you have the ambassador of the united nations for the united states coming on and misleading the public. basically we have sent a letter to ambassador rice to explain herself. >> you know, there's a story out today, i didn't know if you saw it, senator, but the story essentially was that the united states government within 24 hours knew it was a pre-planned terrorist attack. your thought on that. because that indicts rice and whomever else was in this cover-up even more. >>...
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they still want to attack the united states. that's why we have to be ever vigilent and need the resources for our intelligence community and keep our military strong so the world recognizes we will not allow for this country to be attacked. quite frankly, you are either with us or against us, an ally on the war on terror or not. you better be an ally. >> those are president bush's, i hope, universal and ageless doctrines. andy carr,d, a bunch of hooliga tor down the american flag on the embassy and bnetanyahu woul like stronger support against iran. do you have any thoughts about that, hooligans taking down our flag and the state department saying, maybe they were right. that doesn't stait well with me >> it doesn't sit well with me. >> the arab spring, will produce weeds, not flowers. america's leadership is needed and people should know where we stand and make sure america is always going to be safe and our national security policy is very very important. i hope that will happen. i'm disappointed if the state department said
they still want to attack the united states. that's why we have to be ever vigilent and need the resources for our intelligence community and keep our military strong so the world recognizes we will not allow for this country to be attacked. quite frankly, you are either with us or against us, an ally on the war on terror or not. you better be an ally. >> those are president bush's, i hope, universal and ageless doctrines. andy carr,d, a bunch of hooliga tor down the american flag on the...
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the clock is ticking in the united states, however, on the fiscal cliff, which you are very concerned about. the xpiration of the bush tax cuts and automatic spending cuts that come if there's no budget agreement. how do you view this playing out? what are the implications for the market? >> i think this is very important. last week maybe the point when investor sentence focuses on this instead of europe. first of all, the size of the fiscal cliff at about 650 billion, 4% of gdp. it would be hitting at a time when the economy is weak and particularly the consumer is weak. i do think this represents a big danger to the economy. the challenge is it's not discounted into the price. we're all talking about it, i've met very few investors who believe it will happen. if we do start to move to an environment where it becomes more likely, it will create volatility and also hit equity prices as well towards the end of the year. >> how do you invest against that kind of back drop? where would you put money to work right now? >> i think there are a couple of things investors can do. one thought
the clock is ticking in the united states, however, on the fiscal cliff, which you are very concerned about. the xpiration of the bush tax cuts and automatic spending cuts that come if there's no budget agreement. how do you view this playing out? what are the implications for the market? >> i think this is very important. last week maybe the point when investor sentence focuses on this instead of europe. first of all, the size of the fiscal cliff at about 650 billion, 4% of gdp. it would...
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there are 30 states in the united states now that produce energy. when i went in the energy business a long, long time ago, there was only nine states. there are 30 states now. so millions of jobs are created by the oil and gas industry in the united states. >> right, right. let me get your take on natural gas. i'd love to know where you're seeing opportunity, how you're invested in the energy space. you've been a backer of natural gas. honda has the civic natural gas car. can the industry really transform to natural gas powered vehicles? >> well, there's no question the technology is well known. there are 13 million vehicles in the world today on natural gas. only 130,000 of them in the united states. we have more natural gas than any other country in the world. how could that be? it's because the leadership in washington has not, one, understood the resources available to us in america, but, two, they've shown no leadership to get on our own resources. use our fuel here. quit importing oil from opec. >> yep. well, we'll leave it there. boone, alwa
there are 30 states in the united states now that produce energy. when i went in the energy business a long, long time ago, there was only nine states. there are 30 states now. so millions of jobs are created by the oil and gas industry in the united states. >> right, right. let me get your take on natural gas. i'd love to know where you're seeing opportunity, how you're invested in the energy space. you've been a backer of natural gas. honda has the civic natural gas car. can the...
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states on food assistants? that's staggering. we have not produced a single net new job. there is a bridge that has to be gapped, and ceos want to see what plan and the path is. >> the fiscal cliff has a lot of ceos concerned, what about you? >> i think that's the number one concern. it's a 3% hit to incomes in gdp terms, and the economy only grows 2%. if that happens, and we won't know until after the election, it will wipe out job creation until next year. we're hoping and thinking it gets fixed, but we have to see the election and get into december. >> more things to worry about and think about in the meantime. >> pretty sobers. >> 37 minutes until the closing bell. the nasdaq is higher by 61. >> that is a four.5 year high for the s&p 500, is there more room to run? should you take profits? >>> new claims, president obama and john boehner had a massive blow up over the collapse of the debt deal last year. we're talking about a tirade from the president, can they possibly work together to fix our debt situati
states on food assistants? that's staggering. we have not produced a single net new job. there is a bridge that has to be gapped, and ceos want to see what plan and the path is. >> the fiscal cliff has a lot of ceos concerned, what about you? >> i think that's the number one concern. it's a 3% hit to incomes in gdp terms, and the economy only grows 2%. if that happens, and we won't know until after the election, it will wipe out job creation until next year. we're hoping and...
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. >> what about the balance that we're facing here in the united states? we've got similar issues, don't we? we have an e more nor we? we have an e more nomous debt l and the debate on what to cut. >> there's always a question of priorities and where you focus your attention. i think the president has made a major effort to reduce the budget deficit and also to invest in the future of the country, just like a corporation in many senses that has too much debt, that it has to put its debt in line with its ability to raise revenues. it also has to invest in its future. the president, i think, is investing in education, infrastructure, many things that will make the country stronger. that's really the goal. it's to have a sound budget policy but also invest in the country's future. i think that's what the president's trying to do. >> but bob, we haven't had a budget in three years. >> well, a lot of programs that he's proposed have not gotten through the congress. that's a big challenge. he's focused on education. he has a very significant proposal on infrastr
. >> what about the balance that we're facing here in the united states? we've got similar issues, don't we? we have an e more nor we? we have an e more nomous debt l and the debate on what to cut. >> there's always a question of priorities and where you focus your attention. i think the president has made a major effort to reduce the budget deficit and also to invest in the future of the country, just like a corporation in many senses that has too much debt, that it has to put its...
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that is what the united states has is a fiat currency. i think people are waking up to that. i don't think it has anything to do with fear and everything to do with what is coming down the pipe. it is painful on the down days and there have been a number of them, i think gold is what's going to win. one day we will wake up and the price of gold will be a lot higher than it is now. i think it just all makes sense to me. i think gold continues to go higher. >> are they right? >> absolutely. first of all, you don't want to mess with him. he is iron man but he is spot on. hopefully folks have been following the trade on twitter. we have been talking about this gold. 1724 is a short term objective. one thing that stood out is the moody's downgrade. i know we essentially discredit moody's. but there is a lot of pressure on draghi to move that metal. >> do we think that draghi will do something and we will get more printing of money or is it the fear trade or both? >> i think it's both. to add on to that, you china weakening. there are additional measures coming on to the market. la
that is what the united states has is a fiat currency. i think people are waking up to that. i don't think it has anything to do with fear and everything to do with what is coming down the pipe. it is painful on the down days and there have been a number of them, i think gold is what's going to win. one day we will wake up and the price of gold will be a lot higher than it is now. i think it just all makes sense to me. i think gold continues to go higher. >> are they right? >>...
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i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> coming up on "closing bell" oil continues to tank. noted energy watcher boon pickens weighs in on the recent plunge in crude and what it means for investors. does it go lower from here? we'll get his take. plus, wait until you hear how much banks are charging for overdraft fees in the last year. is it financial irresponsibility by millions of americans? we have the debate coming up. former california treasurer phil angelites says why more needs to be done to fix the aftereffects of the recent financial crisis. all ahead on "closing bell." we look forward to seeing you then. brian? >> looking forward to it, bill. well, folks, only 89 i days before christmas which means, don't panic. there are 88 shopping days left until the holiday. investors have gone on a
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. >> the inflation in the united states is clearly in the bottle, but it could just as easily get out of the bottle. is that your thesis for 2013? >> inflation is one of the risks of the thesis. the banks are being accommodating. one thing to remember the key factor would be velocity of money. it only goes up if lending increases and so an early beneficiary of that would be citigroup so you can think about that in the early days of that process as being a partial hedge. >> if rates go up for the wrong reasons, it could completely -- everything could get ratcheted down. isn't that true? >> i think we're quite a ways away from that risk playing out. we haven't seen much evidence of inflation so far. so we think that before you get anywhere close to that point, there will be opportunities for the fed to retreat from their strategy. but the other thing i want to touch on is what if rates go up? that's a positive for the net interest margins for citigroup. >> i want to interrupt quickly. just saw a flash that 49 billion is the need for capital for the nationalized banks in spain. that may
. >> the inflation in the united states is clearly in the bottle, but it could just as easily get out of the bottle. is that your thesis for 2013? >> inflation is one of the risks of the thesis. the banks are being accommodating. one thing to remember the key factor would be velocity of money. it only goes up if lending increases and so an early beneficiary of that would be citigroup so you can think about that in the early days of that process as being a partial hedge. >> if...
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if he doesn't voluntarily return to the united states. there you are. >> yeah. >> take a break here, come back with about 25 minutes left. the dow heading a little lower, down 40 points. >> september is traditionally the worst month for stocks, but the market is faring better than expected. market watchers will weigh in next. >>> also, twitter battles the government to protect your privacy. we'll hear from that company's ceo still to come. >>> after the bell, find out what texas billionaire boone pickens thinks about importing oil. back in a moment. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, we believe the more you know, the better you trade. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the information you want when you need it. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. >>> welcome back. 20 minutes to
if he doesn't voluntarily return to the united states. there you are. >> yeah. >> take a break here, come back with about 25 minutes left. the dow heading a little lower, down 40 points. >> september is traditionally the worst month for stocks, but the market is faring better than expected. market watchers will weigh in next. >>> also, twitter battles the government to protect your privacy. we'll hear from that company's ceo still to come. >>> after the bell,...
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we look at dodd-frank, we look at the regulatory framework in the united states. we look at the fed. one of the greatest threats to the u.s. and the capitalism really is academics and bureaucrats that really run our entire regulatory framework in the u.s. and they run the federal reserve. we need risk it takers. people that have actually taken risk to be in the regulatory framework. if you look at the crash of 2008, who is making all the decisions? it was hank paulson, someone from wall street. and we have a situation all these years later where if you look at the fdic, the futures trading commission, the regulatory infrastructure doesn't have approach risk takers. and that's a big threat. >> it sounds like you think the fed are taking risks. >> i've been behind the scenes taking to hedge fund managers. these are complete experimental drugs, they don't have an exit strategy. they want to make us feel good with academic contrived jargon, but this is a massive experiment. and what i'm worried about, think about in the united states we have a trillion dollars in pens
we look at dodd-frank, we look at the regulatory framework in the united states. we look at the fed. one of the greatest threats to the u.s. and the capitalism really is academics and bureaucrats that really run our entire regulatory framework in the u.s. and they run the federal reserve. we need risk it takers. people that have actually taken risk to be in the regulatory framework. if you look at the crash of 2008, who is making all the decisions? it was hank paulson, someone from wall street....
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you can't get it from the united states government. they'll pay you nothing. people are going say, wait a minute, now i have to pay 36% and i have risk in the marketplace. these are a lot of big issues. >> i know you meant governor romney. >> let me apologize. >> do you think we go to the election and are in standstill mode until then? once we get the clarity of who's in the white house, what's your expectation? >> i do. i don't anticipate a lot. i know people are talking about that we'll see more in the early parts of november because of the different things with the defense department and where they're going to be at as far as cuts go. we'll get an indication what's going to happen. i think we'll have to wait until the election is over and done with and we'll get clarity for the future of the markets. >> i really like the fact you're looking at this whole dividend issue. we've been talking about the fiscal cliff a lot on this program. do you really think these guys are going to allow dif vidend taxes to go to 43%? >> they think hthis is a bunch f wealthy peo
you can't get it from the united states government. they'll pay you nothing. people are going say, wait a minute, now i have to pay 36% and i have risk in the marketplace. these are a lot of big issues. >> i know you meant governor romney. >> let me apologize. >> do you think we go to the election and are in standstill mode until then? once we get the clarity of who's in the white house, what's your expectation? >> i do. i don't anticipate a lot. i know people are...
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for 30 some years at manyperint different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. every time a local business opens its doors, or makes another sale, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we've extended over $4 billion in new credit to local businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we can help make communities stronger. >>> welcome back. more breaking news. >> another executive is leaving zynga. chief market and operating officer jeff carp is leaving the company after one year. following a slew of departures including chief operating officer and chief creative officer. zynga saying they're continuing their transition to mobile way from reliance on
for 30 some years at manyperint different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. every time a local business opens its doors, or makes another sale, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america,...
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tyson, i understand you think it's okay if we use nat gas more here at home in the united states but you're not really so sure about the exporting equation. why not? >> well, i mean, like you're saying, the natural gas prices have been increasing lately. that's because of increased domestic demand, particularly in the electric power sector where for the first time in american history we're fuelling more power plants with natural gas than with coal. the concern about ramping up exports of natural gas to a significant degree, we've got almost 15 proposed export terminals across the country. is it's going to be another form of demand which is going to increase prices. in fact, earlier this year the energy information administration estimated that if we export that gas, prices are going to rise at least 30%. and so that's of concern not just the household customers but also to industrial customers that are seeking to expand manufacturing capacity here in the united states. >> so you're saying at least 30%. but david with the volume of exports that we're potentially talking here, how much
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they're going to do as well as they did in the united states. china is just going to get larger and larger. i would recommend buying it. >> all right, gentlemen. i'm sorry, but we're out of time. i apologize for that. >> not that big of a deal to say you're sorry. >> we're sorry. we're sorry. >> did feel good. you're right. see you later. >> you crack me up. 30 minutes before the closing bell sounds for the day and for the quarter. we have a market that's worsening here. down about 60 points on the dow jones industrial average. >> coming up, the best on the street to help you get ready for the start of the fourth quarter, which begins monday. some think there are october storms ahead for the final three months of the year. >>> and are the huge tax hike on top earners in france today a preview of coming attractions of what will happen in america? that and more coming up on "closing bell." ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. now covering 3000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. now cover
they're going to do as well as they did in the united states. china is just going to get larger and larger. i would recommend buying it. >> all right, gentlemen. i'm sorry, but we're out of time. i apologize for that. >> not that big of a deal to say you're sorry. >> we're sorry. we're sorry. >> did feel good. you're right. see you later. >> you crack me up. 30 minutes before the closing bell sounds for the day and for the quarter. we have a market that's worsening...
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i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> it is street talk time, walking you through few stock stories you need to know b staples really falling today aft air numbers onning new cost-put cutting plans, quite often the market cheers cost-cutting plans, not the case today. >> not the case. down 4 1/2%. staples accelerated the closing of 15 stores here, 45 in europe. going to take a big charge, about $230 million. staples posted sales drops the past two quarters. here is the reality. people are simply using fewer traditional supply, right? folders, actual staplers, right? who took my stapler? well, if you're going to -- that was terrible. anyway, staples shares are down. you get the point. >> another job-related story today it is paychecks. >> yes. falling after the ubs and citi downgraded the compan
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. >> the bankers, whether it's in the united states or over there, have been talking the talk which is one of the reasons why the u.s. market's up 10% this summer is the anticipation of quantitative easing down the road. >> the ecb needs it. >> the question is, will they walk the walk? >> will the ecb -- this is the plan. now over to you politicians. they're finished. >> we have seen it. verbal intervention brought spanish interest rates down and spain is backing off saying, whoa, we don't necessarily need any help. you know? already in that drama. can you put forward further austerity? >> not just since milton die dined alone. thanks very much. back to you. >> we'll continue the conversation here on the nyse floor. here with me is kenny pulcari. europe today is stabilize. a rally. listening to the conversation, you were making points to me during that. not only do they have to agree, spain and italy, to certain conditions, they actually have to ask for the aid and they have not done that yet. >> that's right. they have to ask for it and agree to the conditions and talking about this f
. >> the bankers, whether it's in the united states or over there, have been talking the talk which is one of the reasons why the u.s. market's up 10% this summer is the anticipation of quantitative easing down the road. >> the ecb needs it. >> the question is, will they walk the walk? >> will the ecb -- this is the plan. now over to you politicians. they're finished. >> we have seen it. verbal intervention brought spanish interest rates down and spain is backing...
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. >> it's fort d in the united states, and there's the ford from overseas. europe bad, latin-american, bad. bed bath and beyond, norfolk southern, two different kind of businesses. norfolk is going off the rails, bed bad, looking good. >> coming up, bargain shopping? retailers have been on the rise, but after perusing the aisles cramer has --. >>> and later, making dough, dominos has been -- find us if it can claim the upper crust of the pizza population, when the ceo breaks some news in cramer's exclusive. just ahead. >>> plus 'tis the season? millions of people around the world will get their hands on the highly anticipated crown jewel of the apple empire. iphone 5, but don't, get ready to though everything you think you know about tech out the window. cramer's looking beyond apple and what he says may surprise you. all coming up on "mad money." >>> any moment there's stocks that might rally for a week or month or a season before they only go out of style. and then there are the long-term opportunities that we search for all the time here on "mad money." w
. >> it's fort d in the united states, and there's the ford from overseas. europe bad, latin-american, bad. bed bath and beyond, norfolk southern, two different kind of businesses. norfolk is going off the rails, bed bad, looking good. >> coming up, bargain shopping? retailers have been on the rise, but after perusing the aisles cramer has --. >>> and later, making dough, dominos has been -- find us if it can claim the upper crust of the pizza population, when the ceo...
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david foon is part of the fastest growing jewish newspaper in the united states. gentlemen, how big of a factor is this tension between iran and israel factored into the price of oil? >> there's no question that today's run-up, marimaria, was direct reaction. we got a leak of some of the speech earlier before the market opened that, in fact, prime minister netanyahu was going to state what this red line was going to be all about. now we know. of course, it comes on the heels of ahmadinejad's speech yesterday. this got right back in the forefront of the traders and the markets' mind here. what it represents, of course, for oil is, you know, the mother of all supply risks here. the strait of hormuz comes into play. the whole region comes into play. obviously, it's almost a mild reaction given what we got here today. we're clearly on a path to something, some confully grags. i do say given that netanyahu says they won't get to that final stage until next summer, we have some time. >> david, what did you think of the red line speech? netanyahu has pressed for this bef
david foon is part of the fastest growing jewish newspaper in the united states. gentlemen, how big of a factor is this tension between iran and israel factored into the price of oil? >> there's no question that today's run-up, marimaria, was direct reaction. we got a leak of some of the speech earlier before the market opened that, in fact, prime minister netanyahu was going to state what this red line was going to be all about. now we know. of course, it comes on the heels of...
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manufacturing is moving back it to the united states unbelievably rapidly. so they can argue about currency and outsourcing, but the u.s. is the beneficiary right now. >> they're selling the wrong story. meanwhile protesters gathering in madrid, calling for the spanish government to resign. are a hoig's reforms have proved deeply unpopular. steve, what are we going to get today and what do we get tomorrow when we hear about how much more money the banks need? >> very interesting. i've already spoken to the economy ministry about the financial assessment of the banks. they pretty much have a credit line of 100 billion euros. that money is waiting really although the conditionality has been questioned after some of the northern europeans, just questioning what the money will be used for and indeed where it goes to specifically. but in terms of the budget today, cuts across the papers. whether 4% at the justice ministry, 30% agriculture, public works. the rajoy is trying to play a catty game. he's trying to reempty the conditionality that may welcome with an of
manufacturing is moving back it to the united states unbelievably rapidly. so they can argue about currency and outsourcing, but the u.s. is the beneficiary right now. >> they're selling the wrong story. meanwhile protesters gathering in madrid, calling for the spanish government to resign. are a hoig's reforms have proved deeply unpopular. steve, what are we going to get today and what do we get tomorrow when we hear about how much more money the banks need? >> very interesting....
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concerns about a wlum bettering united states economy and who know what is will happen in europe and you can understand why there's several hot spots of concern. one of the leading industrials was the head of nissan worried about china and to a certain extent, but not so much for economic reasons, but because of sovereignty claims between japan and the prc. >> it's a worrying situation. anything which is taking place between two countries which have everything to complement each other and to work together, everything that could become a threat into distorting the relationship is worrying obviously for a major economy. i still think that hopefully wisdom will try to resolve the issues, but you never know. >> and setting asided china, what about the u.s. economy. people there tonight have enough household savings. how could they possibly support a company like nissan. surprisingly, he says america not a problem. it's the other side of the atlantic. >> our worry is not the u.s. market. u.s. market is going fine. today our worry of most companies in europe, this is where most trouble are
concerns about a wlum bettering united states economy and who know what is will happen in europe and you can understand why there's several hot spots of concern. one of the leading industrials was the head of nissan worried about china and to a certain extent, but not so much for economic reasons, but because of sovereignty claims between japan and the prc. >> it's a worrying situation. anything which is taking place between two countries which have everything to complement each other and...
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the amount of tweets that go on in the united states will max out two years from now and begin declining. >> what will replace them? >> telepathy, direct vulcan mind mail. you and me together -- >> i walked into that. >> nobody has ever heard of is what will replace it. something new will come along. whenever you have a giant technological problem like too many e-mails, we replace it. >> tyler, back to you. >> i have a concept, speaking to people face to face, that might replace it. i'm a dinosaur. >>> let's talk about hailing a taxi in new york city. you come here for a trip in business or holiday, it's just gotten a lot more expensive. starting today, cab fairs up 17% or 50 cents for each fifth of a mile. it's the first time fares have gone up since way back in 2005. i think the guys deserve a raise. a one-way ride from jfk international airport, they say, where america greets the world on this receipt, it will now run you about $61. how do we know that? the receipt from one of our "power lunch" producers who was surprised to find out about the rate hike this very morning on her way ba
the amount of tweets that go on in the united states will max out two years from now and begin declining. >> what will replace them? >> telepathy, direct vulcan mind mail. you and me together -- >> i walked into that. >> nobody has ever heard of is what will replace it. something new will come along. whenever you have a giant technological problem like too many e-mails, we replace it. >> tyler, back to you. >> i have a concept, speaking to people face to...
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. >> give us your sense of real estate in the united states at this point. are we finally off the bottom? >> i think generally we're off the bottom. but it's a tale of many different cities. it depends on the type of real estate, it depends on the market, as you can imagine. the strongest parts of the united states tend to be the coastal cities where people want to live and work. and that is true for residential, for office, commercial, and so forth. and perhaps the very strongest as you've pointed out just a second ago is the top bid for luxury residential and places like manhattan and miami. and it's a foreign driven bit. >> qe3. they're going to hoover up every mortgage known to man, supposedly. isn't that going to help? >> you know, i don't think that qe3 is going to do very much at all, other than keep interest rates low, which benefits all financial assets, right? but there's been no evidence that qe3 is actually going to make its way into the real economy and lift -- >> explain the disconnect, then, between low interest rates which historically led to
. >> give us your sense of real estate in the united states at this point. are we finally off the bottom? >> i think generally we're off the bottom. but it's a tale of many different cities. it depends on the type of real estate, it depends on the market, as you can imagine. the strongest parts of the united states tend to be the coastal cities where people want to live and work. and that is true for residential, for office, commercial, and so forth. and perhaps the very strongest...
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we're obviously throughout the united states. we're in many foreign countries. we're in latin america, we're in london, turkey, we're in china, we're in singapore, japan and other countries as we speak. and then our investment side, we're all over. we're invested in china, in the united states, obviously. some in latin america. anyplace we see an opportunity. >> finally, hank, no doubt you saw or heard about my interview with eliot spitzer, which at the end of the day, ended up to be a lot about you. what's your take? did you get feedback on that? >> yeah. you won. i mean, his waving around a document that happened to be nothing to do with what we're talking about, because what he was waving around, i'm told, was a termination by the federal court. but there was an appeal that overturned that. he didn't tell you about the appeal. >> right. hank, good to have you on the program. >> good to be with you. >> thank you for weighing in on the developments at aig, hank greenberg. over to you. >> we'll head toward the break here. markets still trading a little lower. he
we're obviously throughout the united states. we're in many foreign countries. we're in latin america, we're in london, turkey, we're in china, we're in singapore, japan and other countries as we speak. and then our investment side, we're all over. we're invested in china, in the united states, obviously. some in latin america. anyplace we see an opportunity. >> finally, hank, no doubt you saw or heard about my interview with eliot spitzer, which at the end of the day, ended up to be a...
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. >> well, there ford, ford that the united states and that is enfuego. that's focus. then the ford from overseas. europe, bad. latin-america bad. guess what? two against one. can't own it. bed bath and beyond, norfolk southern. two different companies, two industries. norfolk is calling off the rails. i don't want to be no norfolk. bed bath, looking good. stay with cramer. >>> kwuming up, bargain shopping? retailers have been on the rise. but after perusing the aisles, cramer spotted bun stock that could be available in a discount. as the holiday season heats up, can this make you a cool profit in stick around it find out. >>> and later, making dough. domino says increasing its share of the pie and giving investors a healthy slice of the profit. but can this pizza party continue? find out if it can flame the upper crust of the peas why population, when the ceo breaks news in cramer's exclusive. just ahead. >>> plus, tis the season. in just hours. millions of people around the world, will get their hands on the highly anticipated crown jewel of the apple empire. iphone
. >> well, there ford, ford that the united states and that is enfuego. that's focus. then the ford from overseas. europe, bad. latin-america bad. guess what? two against one. can't own it. bed bath and beyond, norfolk southern. two different companies, two industries. norfolk is calling off the rails. i don't want to be no norfolk. bed bath, looking good. stay with cramer. >>> kwuming up, bargain shopping? retailers have been on the rise. but after perusing the aisles, cramer...
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. >>> back in the united states, the new york attorney general is investigating whether private equity firms have abused tax strategy in order to cut hundreds of millions from their tax bills. eric schneiderman wants documents that reveal whether they converted certain fgt fees into investments which are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary xhk. economy. schneiderman is looking to see if he's trying to embarrass bain. andrew, right now, i'll send it over to you. >> fascinating story. hope we talk about that in a little bit. corporate headlines this morning. valiant pharmaceuticals is buying metacis for $24 a share. a 39% premium. the deal boosting valiant skin care offering and adds botox to it's portfolio. oracle is launching an appeal on five-year long court case against s.a.p. last month they agreed to pay oracle $306 million over copyright infringement allegations. great to be back. what do you think, a little right here in. >> i've never heard of disport? >> botox? >> you're not who i'm worried about. it's clear by saying you might need it, i know what you're actually saying. >> i,
. >>> back in the united states, the new york attorney general is investigating whether private equity firms have abused tax strategy in order to cut hundreds of millions from their tax bills. eric schneiderman wants documents that reveal whether they converted certain fgt fees into investments which are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary xhk. economy. schneiderman is looking to see if he's trying to embarrass bain. andrew, right now, i'll send it over to you. >> fascinating...
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the united states is not going to just stand by. they have to overcome the pretty much resistance from other countries like russia and china in the united nations security council. but when it comes to iran, united states making it clear that they will do what they must, is what obama said, to stop iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. the iranians are saying well, we're not really striving to get nuclear weapons. so there's really not much to do on that front. but again, what are we expecting from president mahmood ahmadinejad? we got a bit of a preview yesterday in some comments that were really provocative when it comes to israel, and we expect perhaps some of that to continue in his speech later today. but again, watch very carefully for that speech. might get further clues about where iran stands at the moment. also, of course, it will be worth watching and tuning in to the israeli leader's speech. we'll have to see where this goesmz it's been a lot of rhetoric that's going on. the oil markets we'll be watching very closely. >>
the united states is not going to just stand by. they have to overcome the pretty much resistance from other countries like russia and china in the united nations security council. but when it comes to iran, united states making it clear that they will do what they must, is what obama said, to stop iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. the iranians are saying well, we're not really striving to get nuclear weapons. so there's really not much to do on that front. but again, what are we expecting...
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we'll debate what it means for your money and what it means for us in the united states. ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste gluten free. together, the elements of science and the human element can solve anything. solutionism. the new optimism. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national
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both by the libyan authorities an by the united states government. if there's a large crackdown in the country on potential trouble makers, then that could backfire and we could see this evolve into further violence. but if that doesn't happen, then i don't foresee an impact on oil. >> thank you very much for joining us today. >>> u.s. energy policy is a major issue in the presidential race. with both campaigns painting wildly different pictures of the situation. our senior correspondent scott cohn is here to try to separate the fact from fiction in our weekly fact checking report. what have you found? >> well, guess what? there's spin on both sides. let's start with the president last week in charlotte. >> in the last year alone, we cut oil imports by 1 million barrels a day. more than any administration in recent history. and today the united states of america is less dependent on foreign oil than at any time in the last two decades. >> well, it is true that the u.s. now imports only 45% of its petroleum, the lowest since the '90s, according to the
both by the libyan authorities an by the united states government. if there's a large crackdown in the country on potential trouble makers, then that could backfire and we could see this evolve into further violence. but if that doesn't happen, then i don't foresee an impact on oil. >> thank you very much for joining us today. >>> u.s. energy policy is a major issue in the presidential race. with both campaigns painting wildly different pictures of the situation. our senior...
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just like here in the united states social security rises automatically if there is an increase in inflation. that happens in spain as well. they are talking about eliminating that. the european union woversiton w that. rajoy didn't say it today. >> thank you both. here now to talk about how the market is being impacted, joe tanius, the global market strategist from jpmorgan asset management, joins me now. is it remarkable that we are not seeing more vehement reaction in the equity side of things to the visuals we are seeing from greece and spain? >> right. i think if you take a step back, think about europe, we continue to take two steps forward and one step back. at the end of the day the ecb providing support and announcing the program is really a game-changing event. you are eliminating some extreme tail risk but at the end of the day clearly the anti-austerity movements are getting louder, causing unrest. >> what does it do for interest rates at home? we saw a reaction in the currency markets with the euro moving smartly on the day and also our bond market. we saw yields fall. >> it's a
just like here in the united states social security rises automatically if there is an increase in inflation. that happens in spain as well. they are talking about eliminating that. the european union woversiton w that. rajoy didn't say it today. >> thank you both. here now to talk about how the market is being impacted, joe tanius, the global market strategist from jpmorgan asset management, joins me now. is it remarkable that we are not seeing more vehement reaction in the equity side...
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they're watching the fiscal issues that are facing the united states right now. and as we look at the in-trade chart with mr. romney unchanged on the trading session, down in the last week about 3%, mr. obama's in-trade up 4 1/3 and keep in mind, of course, the week of the democratic convention and mr. romney had a leg up in the republican convention and starting to shift from the election itself to more of the fiscal issues, tie. >> right, sue. all right. we'll continue, of course, to watch governor romney and his remarks. >> indeed. >> this hour out in orange city, iowa. the president up in new hampshire earlier this hour. sue? >> all right. we'll take a break and then you'll analyze the analyst. we have calls on priceline, nvidia and a stock that's been getting a lot of attention. we'll tell you about this in a minute and check this out. if you invested $100 in morgan stanley four years ago, you would have 40 bucks today. yikes. will you be better off four years from now? we'll tell you what four stocks to be investing in for next four years coming up on "powe
they're watching the fiscal issues that are facing the united states right now. and as we look at the in-trade chart with mr. romney unchanged on the trading session, down in the last week about 3%, mr. obama's in-trade up 4 1/3 and keep in mind, of course, the week of the democratic convention and mr. romney had a leg up in the republican convention and starting to shift from the election itself to more of the fiscal issues, tie. >> right, sue. all right. we'll continue, of course, to...
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states. what happens if the job's number is a solid number tomorrow, do we continue to see rates rise here in the u.s.? >> a lot of the move has been not necessarily on the back of the ecb been on fed expectations. you can price out some of that qe expectation priced into the markets and you will gate softer message from the fed extending zero interest rate policy into 2015. i think it's more focused on the fed and less on the ecb today. >> now that we know that the ecb says they be in there, we presume, do you buy it? if you're looking for yield, holy smokes. >> i think until we see spain and other countries commit to being engaged in this program, you will see volatility. the yield vs. come down 150 or 250 points. and you would expect to see that roll down. they would roll into that three year maturity. in terms of thinking about waying to get 5% and 6% yields, i think there are better ways to get it. >> keith springer, as randy said, he is wondering when the little guy will want to get bac
states. what happens if the job's number is a solid number tomorrow, do we continue to see rates rise here in the u.s.? >> a lot of the move has been not necessarily on the back of the ecb been on fed expectations. you can price out some of that qe expectation priced into the markets and you will gate softer message from the fed extending zero interest rate policy into 2015. i think it's more focused on the fed and less on the ecb today. >> now that we know that the ecb says they be...
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obviously helped from sales in the united states and china. and then you have the latins, french and italians facing substantial issues of sales and excess capacity. fiat closed a factory in siscil, but that was done at financial costs. >> as an investor, all the political pressure to stay in italy comes potentially at what might be in the company's best interests longer term. >> i think will is really the issue. i think one of the quid pro quo for closing the plant in sicily was to actually at least bring more production back into italy from poland and this is the new one they started producing at the beginning of the year and they already announced short time working so it's still not selling. >> is that reflective of concerns in europe or does it scare with what we heard out of daimler which was talk about slowing europe and china sales trends. >> daimler and mercedes specifically highlighted problems in southern europe. that plays into fiat's main market. >> and meanwhile journalist who had the story we're talking about fiat now plans to r
obviously helped from sales in the united states and china. and then you have the latins, french and italians facing substantial issues of sales and excess capacity. fiat closed a factory in siscil, but that was done at financial costs. >> as an investor, all the political pressure to stay in italy comes potentially at what might be in the company's best interests longer term. >> i think will is really the issue. i think one of the quid pro quo for closing the plant in sicily was to...
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basically, the inefficient use of some of the stimulus money in the united states really misallocated resources. we could have done a better job in terms of how we spent the money. again, even the president made fun of the fact that a lot of projects simply weren't shovel-ready. i think how we spend the money is very, very important overall. also, finally, i would just comment there is a budget constraint with respect to fiscal spen pentagon. so, as we saw in om of the european economies, spending more money when it's perceived that over the long run it's going to be more and more difficult for you to meet that budget constraint in term of paying that money back doesn't do you a lot of good in terms of perhaps a weaker dollar, a higher inflation expectations, higher real interest rate over time. so i think, again, i think the professor has it right. there are limits to fiscal policy, especially given the large debt to gdp rashs that we have in the united states. >> john, thank you for getting up for us this morning. steve horowitz will stay with us and we'll talk about a alternatives.
basically, the inefficient use of some of the stimulus money in the united states really misallocated resources. we could have done a better job in terms of how we spent the money. again, even the president made fun of the fact that a lot of projects simply weren't shovel-ready. i think how we spend the money is very, very important overall. also, finally, i would just comment there is a budget constraint with respect to fiscal spen pentagon. so, as we saw in om of the european economies,...
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states. euro/sterling, down a little bit. after that manufacturing pmi number came much better than expected. so interestingly enough, employment stilg still picking up in manufacturing. although it's still in contractionary territory. if you like pmi, you'll like china for the last couple of days. >> i think, ross, asian bourses mostly finished higher despite down beat manufacturing numbers from china. analysts say those weak readings could prompt supported policies from the central bank. the gape, 0.6% gold liner search off future fed. developers rally following the comments on building more affordable housing. the hang seng followed suit, helped by congress congress property place and internet giants. turning negative in late trade to end at a four-week low. lost over 6% after it proposed to revise down its stake back in march. energy places and industrials sent the kospi higher by .4%. samsung electronics lost a round after apple targeted four more cents on products. the afx 200 eked out
states. euro/sterling, down a little bit. after that manufacturing pmi number came much better than expected. so interestingly enough, employment stilg still picking up in manufacturing. although it's still in contractionary territory. if you like pmi, you'll like china for the last couple of days. >> i think, ross, asian bourses mostly finished higher despite down beat manufacturing numbers from china. analysts say those weak readings could prompt supported policies from the central...
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this is very, very detrimental to the united states long term. >> it ultimately is going to do something, though -- [ bell ]. i kind of disagree. because i think if consumers know -- >> if they understand. can you understand your health plan? >> i can't understand my health plan today. i don't know what it covers and what it doesn't. >> it puts employees at the mercy of the insurance companies and they're really going to be defenseless. >> and you have 206 perfect information. why should everybody have perfect information when their employer can help everybody at once to get to that? >> i'll tell you one thing i'm not going to do, is go through a whole book on every potential plan that i might look at to see -- >> they might do it on your behalf. >> oh, sure. >> koording to a new irs inspector general report 70 federal agencies owe $14 million in taxes. so why does the government hate taxes, john? >> it's not just these federal agencies that owe taxes. we learned earlier in the year that over a billion dollars is owed by federal employees. there's a scofflaw problem in our very governmen
this is very, very detrimental to the united states long term. >> it ultimately is going to do something, though -- [ bell ]. i kind of disagree. because i think if consumers know -- >> if they understand. can you understand your health plan? >> i can't understand my health plan today. i don't know what it covers and what it doesn't. >> it puts employees at the mercy of the insurance companies and they're really going to be defenseless. >> and you have 206 perfect...
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that's the big wave here in the united states, at least. the chip will be supplied later on this year or in early 2013. but 4g is happening right now. and that's the issue. >> it will be 5g by the time they get there. >> probably. >> if you want to play that new chip architecture, arm hold sgs probably the way to play it. that chart looks fantastic. that's where i would put my money. >> mike, you saw some interesting things today. >> the options market sharing the same skepticism we saw almost 12,000 puts trading this thing at about 46 cents. this is somebody who believes the stock could be town around the 19.5 level. seeing bearish sentiment. >> koch more "options action" on friday afternoon. >>> a mining stock continues to dig up golden opportunities. we'll give you the big movers of today's session. that's next. >>> and a shiny trade of the day. we'll lift the curtain and reveal what it is later on. [ male announcer ] trading's like a high-speed train. and you don't want to miss it with thinkorswim by td ameritrade. you get knock-your-so
that's the big wave here in the united states, at least. the chip will be supplied later on this year or in early 2013. but 4g is happening right now. and that's the issue. >> it will be 5g by the time they get there. >> probably. >> if you want to play that new chip architecture, arm hold sgs probably the way to play it. that chart looks fantastic. that's where i would put my money. >> mike, you saw some interesting things today. >> the options market sharing the...
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it tells you a lot about the structural dynamic of employment here in the united states. and you're seeing still an increase in the number of people hiring for temporary work rather than full-time employment and a lot of the full-time jobs are in the lower paying wage range which really impacts consumer for down the road for stronger economic recoveries. >> another concern is the falling share of americans who are in the labor force. so as a whole, the figure continues to decline that's partly because of demographic reasons. but 20 to 24-year-olds, 70% for the first time. a trend across the board happening worldwide. and it would suggest that this goes beyond -- or that the damage in this particular recession could last for quite some time. >> certainly we're hoping to see better that i thinks to see people give more encourage chme but a lot of things have to be addressed quickly. what you are seeing is again i would go back to the fact that there are still a lot of job opportunities out there. people have to know where to find them. we pulled statistics from the national
it tells you a lot about the structural dynamic of employment here in the united states. and you're seeing still an increase in the number of people hiring for temporary work rather than full-time employment and a lot of the full-time jobs are in the lower paying wage range which really impacts consumer for down the road for stronger economic recoveries. >> another concern is the falling share of americans who are in the labor force. so as a whole, the figure continues to decline that's...
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not just here in the united states but also over in europe where we did see more than 2% gains across the board. dr. jay, what did you see in terms of the options market? >> there certainly was that. there were people trying to add alpha chasing the market here because they're behind the curve. clearly a lot of turnover in the leverage dtfs. i was looking at, for instance, the faz or the sso. i mean, all of these, whether it's a double, triple bear, double, triple bull, whichever it is, options on those before trading about seven times normal volumes today. most after this is people chasing either people that are mind and short, trying to catch up, or people that are basically flat and looking to get into the market. that's the main reason that they would trade either of those. i'd remind them to be careful about what warren buffett says. you combine ignorance with leverage, you get some pretty interesting results. that's exactly what we got today. >> right. we did see a broad-based rally. take a look at this list of s&p 500 gainers. pretty much from every sector. in the last hour, ea
not just here in the united states but also over in europe where we did see more than 2% gains across the board. dr. jay, what did you see in terms of the options market? >> there certainly was that. there were people trying to add alpha chasing the market here because they're behind the curve. clearly a lot of turnover in the leverage dtfs. i was looking at, for instance, the faz or the sso. i mean, all of these, whether it's a double, triple bear, double, triple bull, whichever it is,...
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then there is the united states. here we have the fiscal cliff. the fiscal cliff is something we have moderate control over because it's a question of political will. it can be resolved. anything that can be resolved will be dealt with in some fashion. and i think that's why the stock market has been climbing despite the obvious chasm ahead of us. sure, there are other reasons that could cause the selloff stocks. stocks have had a big run. valuations getting stretched if we have little growth ahead of us. twice in the last month federal express, man, they disappointed. twice, twice. it's been a real tale of woe. [ crying ] and what has happened? frankly, nothing. stock's pretty much unchanged. tonight we got a big disappointment from norfolk southern, the railroad. while the stock is being hit after hours, you know what? i bet you buyers come in and snap it up tomorrow at what will be considered real bargain prices a few weeks from now. that's because in this tape, in this market, disappointing earnings don't necessarily produce dramatic and lasti
then there is the united states. here we have the fiscal cliff. the fiscal cliff is something we have moderate control over because it's a question of political will. it can be resolved. anything that can be resolved will be dealt with in some fashion. and i think that's why the stock market has been climbing despite the obvious chasm ahead of us. sure, there are other reasons that could cause the selloff stocks. stocks have had a big run. valuations getting stretched if we have little growth...
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was one of the worst economic decisions in the history of the united states. on where we go from here. >>> creating job opportunities in a world of technology. >> just what i need. let's do that. >> former aol boss with a plan to pave the way for the next generation of america's workforce. >> and tracking the fed's next steps. find out what fed watchers and experts are saying in the latest cnbc fed survey. the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "squawk box" on cnbc. i'm becky quick, the futures are indicated higher today even after the gains we saw yesterday. right now the dow futures up by close to 30 points. and the nasdaq is up by about 11 points right now. let's get right to your morning headlines. european shares have hit 14-month highs this morning after a german court ruled that the country could proceed with ratification of a european bailout fund. the german parliament could veto any future increase, but a lot of people taking this as a winning right now. in the meantime, back here in the united
was one of the worst economic decisions in the history of the united states. on where we go from here. >>> creating job opportunities in a world of technology. >> just what i need. let's do that. >> former aol boss with a plan to pave the way for the next generation of america's workforce. >> and tracking the fed's next steps. find out what fed watchers and experts are saying in the latest cnbc fed survey. the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now....
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united states is great market. south america, we're positioned well in all of them but clearly we're going through a big cycle here. and i think the most important thing we do at ford is to continue to invest like we have in the united states in the toughest of times to invest so we'll be here when the economy comes back. >> ford ceo alan mull laully joining us live on "squawk on the street." >> with the fusion hybrid. >> first on cnbc during power lunch coming up at 1:00. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> way to roll, phil. as was said phil will sit down with ford motor company's alan mulally. >> did you see the sales are down 29% year on year. down by almost a third. that's astounding. everybody's crushed. gm is down. everyone is down. but the situation for august is really bad, really bad. >> it appears the be strong, pretty robust. >> i think they're down 8.5% for august. it is deteriorating. >> that is true. absolutely true. when we come back, david fash exclusive. five-star portfolio manager, steven wal
united states is great market. south america, we're positioned well in all of them but clearly we're going through a big cycle here. and i think the most important thing we do at ford is to continue to invest like we have in the united states in the toughest of times to invest so we'll be here when the economy comes back. >> ford ceo alan mull laully joining us live on "squawk on the street." >> with the fusion hybrid. >> first on cnbc during power lunch coming up at...
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to the extent europe is not being helped is not helping the united states. folks if you're thoroughly confused it means you're paying attention. >> no european official has talked about wanting a stronger euro for years. they all want the weaker euro. >> why they keep talking about lower rates, you keep holding steady with rates. >> becky you are as usual a genius in that regard. the thinking that i've heard is that ultimately the ecb goes to parity with the fed at zero or zero to a quart per. >> what are they waiting for? >> that's a good question. what are they waiting for? the idea being if you have a single mandate you are less free to move your currency when you're doing that. the latest number was 2.6% inflation in the eurozone, so given that mandate constraint, they can't do it. the fed can look at 8%, 9%, 10% unemployment and say with a forecast of lower inflation down the road, i can move now to zero. >> it seems to me central banks make uhm the rules as they go aening lo, when they'll do all of the extraordinary things to say yes this is in our man
to the extent europe is not being helped is not helping the united states. folks if you're thoroughly confused it means you're paying attention. >> no european official has talked about wanting a stronger euro for years. they all want the weaker euro. >> why they keep talking about lower rates, you keep holding steady with rates. >> becky you are as usual a genius in that regard. the thinking that i've heard is that ultimately the ecb goes to parity with the fed at zero or...
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in the united states it has a dual mandate. price stability and full employment. and it's done neither. and so i'm glad they're finally tying those actions together. >> marc, fair point. what would you do as a policy maker? >> well, first of all, if i were mr. bernanke, for sure i would resign after having messed up the u.s. as badly as mr. greenspan and mr. bernanke have done over the last 15 years. and mr. bernanke before he was fed chairman, he was one of the principal architects of ultra expansionary monetary policies, never paying any attention to credit growths that led to the housing bubble. and if i had messed up this badly, i would for sure resign. but secondly, if you you really want to have an expansionary mop taker po monetary policy that helps the man on the street, should you do what sheila bair proposed, namely send each household a check for $5 million interest rate free. i would go as far as to say send them each $10 million free as a gift and put it on the balance sheet of the treasury and the fed and that would boost consumption temporary. don't
in the united states it has a dual mandate. price stability and full employment. and it's done neither. and so i'm glad they're finally tying those actions together. >> marc, fair point. what would you do as a policy maker? >> well, first of all, if i were mr. bernanke, for sure i would resign after having messed up the u.s. as badly as mr. greenspan and mr. bernanke have done over the last 15 years. and mr. bernanke before he was fed chairman, he was one of the principal architects...
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also on the agenda today in the united states, two key data points .at s. housing recovery. expected to be up 1% for july. and we'll also have the latest consumer confidence report, this is the richmond fed manufacturing survey due out at 1:00 eastern. also an auction of two year treasury notes. >> speaking of economic indicator, here's one for you. southern europeans are cutting back on their coffee due to the economic downturn. consumption is down in italy and sman to levels not seen for the last five or six years. and perhaps in a silver lining for the rest of us, that's driving the price of coffee down. what do you cut back on in tough economic time times some do you still need the daily caffeine boost? two pounds a day really does add up. i know i'm equity of that myself. e-mail us or tweet us to respond to that or anything else you've heard on the program this morning. and speaking of twitter, on wednesday on cnbc, we'll have an exclusive interview with the twitter ceo. tweet your questions today using the #ask twitter. >> and angela merkel, we'll hear from an author w
also on the agenda today in the united states, two key data points .at s. housing recovery. expected to be up 1% for july. and we'll also have the latest consumer confidence report, this is the richmond fed manufacturing survey due out at 1:00 eastern. also an auction of two year treasury notes. >> speaking of economic indicator, here's one for you. southern europeans are cutting back on their coffee due to the economic downturn. consumption is down in italy and sman to levels not seen...
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let's remind you what's on the agenda in the united states. second quarter current account figures are out at 8:30 eastern. followed by the national association of home builders monthly survey at 10:00. a trio of fed officials speaking about the economy today. charles evans and bill dudley and jeff lacker p. richard fisher will be on "squawk box" at 7:00 eastern. it does start earlier than that, though, it starts at 6:00. >> and no reason to stop watching after we go off the air basically. still with us is david kelly from the u.s. about. which of those events will be most important for positioning in your view or is apple's iphone going to come to our rescue here? >> i think people are assuming that the iphone will be a big success. i'm not an expert in apple, but it's kind of baked in that they will do very well. the interest being one to me is the national association of home builders index. s housing is recovering in the united states. home prices are beginning to move up. that's helping with wealth and confidence and generate more home bu
let's remind you what's on the agenda in the united states. second quarter current account figures are out at 8:30 eastern. followed by the national association of home builders monthly survey at 10:00. a trio of fed officials speaking about the economy today. charles evans and bill dudley and jeff lacker p. richard fisher will be on "squawk box" at 7:00 eastern. it does start earlier than that, though, it starts at 6:00. >> and no reason to stop watching after we go off the air...
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. >> the united states has not had a current the account surplus since 1991. if we were on the gold standard, we just might not have anymore gold left. >> didn't we pass that so long ago? >> the dollar is not a weak currency. the dollar probably needs to be weaker in order to be more competitive, but you can't say that about every currency in the world. certainly in japan the currency has gotten too strong and you now they have the additional problems because of all of the riots going on, the conflict in china over these islands. and that's going to hurt japan again. so japan needs more than just a currency fix. the united states i think you can argue the currency is overvalued in a more fundamental way, but japan has lots of problems. >> do you play currencies? good >> only through companies listed in the u.s. we're not hedging. >> not hedges because -- >> because if we knew where currencies have gone, you'd be the smartest person around. the euro goes to 1.30 -- so it's hard. you have to get fundamentals right and then currency will take care of it. >> what'
. >> the united states has not had a current the account surplus since 1991. if we were on the gold standard, we just might not have anymore gold left. >> didn't we pass that so long ago? >> the dollar is not a weak currency. the dollar probably needs to be weaker in order to be more competitive, but you can't say that about every currency in the world. certainly in japan the currency has gotten too strong and you now they have the additional problems because of all of the...
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we need that here in the united states, too. we have to get our mojo back. >> we have to leave it there. congratulations. we wish you lots of luck. >> watch the space, entrepreneurs in greece. >> well. joe. >>> coming up, bart chilton has september a letter to ben bernanke, and we'll see the note even before he does. >>> best and worst cities for travel taxes revealed. here's today's road warrior report. business travelers visiting the windy city will be hit by a storm of taxes. that's according to a brand new study released by the global business travel association. they claim chicago hits u.s. travelers the hardest when you combine sales and travel taxes to the tune of more than $40 per day. on average that's 81% higher than ft. lauderdale, florida, has has the lowest tax burden of just over $22 per day. the chicago convention and tourism bureau didn't respond to our request for comment. see the full list of the best and worst cities for travel taxes at road warrior.cnbc.com up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game.
we need that here in the united states, too. we have to get our mojo back. >> we have to leave it there. congratulations. we wish you lots of luck. >> watch the space, entrepreneurs in greece. >> well. joe. >>> coming up, bart chilton has september a letter to ben bernanke, and we'll see the note even before he does. >>> best and worst cities for travel taxes revealed. here's today's road warrior report. business travelers visiting the windy city will be hit...